Safety-cover for cartridges.



No. 892,757. I PATRNTRD JULY 7, 1908. P. o. MosIRR. SAFETY COVER RoRCARTRIDGES.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 3, 1907.

f, @www FRANK C. MOSIER, OF PITTSTON, PENNSYLVANIA.-

SAFETY-COVER FOR CARTRIDGES.

Speccation.- of Letters Patent.'

Patented July 7, 1908.

Application led October 3, 1907. Serial No. 395,752.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK C. MosIER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pittston, in the county of Luzerne and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSafety-Covers for Cartridges; and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

My invention relates to a safety cover for cartridges employed inordnance of heavy caliber, and has for its object to provide a means forconveying and handling the high explosive powder employed in cartridgesin such manner that premature or accidental explosions will be entirelyeliminated.

With this obj ect in view my invention consists in the novelconstruction of the cover,

in the arrangement of the materials and in the form of the case.

Referring to the accompanying drawing: Figure l is a perspective viewshowing the safety cover in the form in which it is inserted in thepiece, and, Fig. 2 is a vertical cross section taken through the same.

Like numerals of reference indicate the same parts throughout the twofigures in which 5 1 represents an outer layer or cover of asbestoscloth, 2 an intermediate layer of asbestos paper and 3 an inner layer ofgunny cloth, the powder 4 being contained within the cover.

A suitable iire proof adhesive material 5 is arranged between each layerof the cover, or if desired the gunny cloth 3 can be painted with acompound of ground asbestos and a fire extinguishing chemical mixed witha noncombustible adhesive substance, which paint will render the gunnycloth absolutely ire proof.

-As shown in the drawing, the top A of the safety cover is made smallerthan the bottom lB, this for the reason that upon the explosion of thecartridge it will tend to blow the cover of the cartridge out of thegun.

As shown in Fig. 1 the cartridge is preferably wrapped with suitablecopper wire which securely holds the cover in shape and also acts as acleaner for the gun as this wire is blown out together with the cover.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is 5 1. A safety'coverfor cartridges comprising an inner layer of gunny cloth, a layer ofasbestos pa er and an outer layer of asbestos cloth, saic layers beingsecured together by a suitable non combustible adhesive material, and asuitable wire for wrapping the cartridge, substantially as described.

2. A safety cover for cartridges comprising an inner layer of gunnycloth, a layer of asbestos paper and an outer layer of asbestos cloth,said layers being secured together by a suitable non-combustibleadhesive material, substantially as described.

3. A safety cover for cartridges comprising a layer of gunny clothcoated with a noncombustible adhesive material, the top of said coverbeing of smaller diameter than the bottom, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I afhx my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK c. MosrER.

Witnesses:

JOHN W. CODDING, J. C. INGRAM.

